CRISPR Gene Editing Reverses 'Permanent' Vision Loss in Mice-Offering Hope for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
'Three blind mice' can see again after scientists restored vision in breakthrough research that could reverse human retinitis pigmentosa.
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FDA Approves Cure for Sickle Cell Disease, the First Treatment to Use Gene-Editing Tool CRISPR
CRISPR edits the genetic code of the body's own stem cells to treat conditions that arise from defective or mutated genes.
World's First Whole-Eye Transplant Gives Arkansas Man New Hope After Terrible Accident
The surgery was declared a success, though it isn't clear whether the patient will be able to see out of his new eye again.
Flying Car You Can Park in Your Garage Lifts Off on Maiden Voyage: Meet the $200,000 Switchblade
The highly-anticipated two-seater received 2,300 reservations from 57 countries and all 50 states in the US.
Cervical Cancer Trial Hailed as 'Remarkable' After 35% Reduced Death Rate Using Simple Intervention
The authors recommend this combination of drugs and chemoradiation therapy should be established as the new standard of treatment.
Teen Successfully "Cured" of Sickle Cell Disease in World First
Thanks to a revolutionary gene-editing therapy, this teen no longer needs a monthly blood transfusion in order to survive.
Detecting Breast Cancer Might Now Be Easier With Underwater Imaging Tech
A technique used for finding damage in underwater marine structures may be the most successful breakthrough in breast cancer detection yet.
New Stem Cell Therapy Improves Life for Heart Failure Patients
With modern techniques using a patient's own cells, there is finally a treatment for those with heart failure.
Advanced Melanoma Skin Cancer Survival Rate Jumps from 1% to 40%
For patients with a deadly skin cancer and few treatment options, a drug to boost their immune systems has left 15% with no sign of cancer 3 years later.
Paralyzed Man Walks Again After Breakthrough Cell Transplant
A Polish man who was paralyzed from the chest down following a knife attack can now use a walker after receiving a pioneering transplant treatment using cells from his nose. Movement and sensation are now slowly returning to Darek Fidyka, who described the ability to walk again as "an incredible feeling."
Breakthrough Tech Can Test for All 307 Bacterial Infections Known to Man - Amazing Advance From Only 19
Current methods of diagnosis can only screen for about 19 different kinds of bacteria - this one can quickly and effectively test for 307.
New Therapy Halts Progression of Lou Gehrig's Disease in Mice
Researchers announced that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, for nearly two years, allowing the mice to approach their normal lifespan. Scientists at Oregon State University say the findings are some of the most compelling ever produced in the search for a therapy to help sufferers […]
Harnessing a Virus Like Herpes Has 'Cured' Skin Cancer
Scientists have used a genetically modified herpes virus to cure skin cancer and are looking at another viruses to learn new ways to fight disease.
Discovery of "Cancer Stem Cells" Could Revolutionize Treatment
Three independent studies have now shown that our understanding of the physical makeup of cancer tumors has been based on a myth. A portion of the cells are now seen to be cancer stem cells which are responsible for causing a tumor to grow and develop. Treatments, therefore, can be focused on killing these cells rather than targeting the wider community of tumor cells.
Single Antibody Found To Shrink Seven Different Cancers
Stanford researchers found an antibody that was found to dramatically shrink or eradicate human cancer tumors that were transplanted into laboratory mice, no matter which type of cancer created the tumor. The research is unique in the variety of solid cancers that responded to the antibody.
Single Antibody Found To Shrink Seven Different Cancers
Stanford researchers found an antibody that was found to dramatically shrink or eradicate human cancer tumors that were transplanted into laboratory mice, no matter which type of cancer created the tumor. The research is unique in the variety of solid cancers that responded to the antibody.
Alzheimer's Gene is Neutralized in Human Brain Cells for the First Time
Instead of experimenting on mice, researchers went straight to testing on human cells – and their studies have been proven successful in halting Alzheimer's in its tracks.
Researchers Conclude First-Ever Clinical Human Trial Using a Natural Hydrogel to Repair Heart Tissue
UCSD researchers are gearing up to begin a phase 2 clinical trial for a hydrogel that repairs heart tissue after a successful test in humans proving safety.
Bedridden for 11 Years, Man Proves the Experts Wrong By Inventing a Surgery to Cure Himself
When doctors failed to diagnose a young man and his mystery illness, he spent years studying medicine until he finally invented a surgery to save himself.
After Her Years of Research, a Cambridge Scientist Could Be on the Verge of Curing Multiple Sclerosis
Not only has Su Metcalfe's treatment succeeded in early trials, it involves zero drugs and no side effects—and it could begin human trials as soon as 2020.
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